18 Jul 2016, 15:04
#7738
I'm not sure if this is the correct place to post this, but the index description does say "... whatever you need help with".
For the last couple of months, channels 2.1 and 2.2 on our 2008 32" Sony TV have displayed an odd quirk. It varies with the program that's on and the commercials. Every one and a half to two seconds, the video stalls and then rushes to catch up with the audio. The audio is not affected. It does not do this on channel 2.3 nor any other of the approximately 20 off-air stations we receive in the Portland, Oregon area - only those two of the three KATU/ABC venues. To emphasize, not every program or commercial displays this odd behavior, nor is it consistent to day or night. Commonly if the program is affected, some or all of its commercials are not affected. Sometimes when the show is okay, one or more of its ads are affected, and at times there is no problem whatsoever. There's no consistency. I tried rescanning the channels, but that did not resolve the problem.
I thought it was the station or ABC, but ABC put the onus on KATU and KATU didn't return my inquiries. I had made the assumption at first that it was the station, but last night I discovered it wasn't doing it on either of our older and smaller tube Sony's that are on converters, even though the phenomenon was at the same time displaying itself on the 32" digital flatscreen. So the problem is not the broadcaster's nor my antenna signal quality - there is no pixelation involved and the signal meter is very good. The issue must be confined to the TV.
Any ideas about what's caused this? Or if this is the wrong venue to ask, should I be going to a Sony forum somewhere? Thanks for your tolerance and any assistance. Some of our favorite programs have become difficult to watch because of this annoyance.
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For the last couple of months, channels 2.1 and 2.2 on our 2008 32" Sony TV have displayed an odd quirk. It varies with the program that's on and the commercials. Every one and a half to two seconds, the video stalls and then rushes to catch up with the audio. The audio is not affected. It does not do this on channel 2.3 nor any other of the approximately 20 off-air stations we receive in the Portland, Oregon area - only those two of the three KATU/ABC venues. To emphasize, not every program or commercial displays this odd behavior, nor is it consistent to day or night. Commonly if the program is affected, some or all of its commercials are not affected. Sometimes when the show is okay, one or more of its ads are affected, and at times there is no problem whatsoever. There's no consistency. I tried rescanning the channels, but that did not resolve the problem.
I thought it was the station or ABC, but ABC put the onus on KATU and KATU didn't return my inquiries. I had made the assumption at first that it was the station, but last night I discovered it wasn't doing it on either of our older and smaller tube Sony's that are on converters, even though the phenomenon was at the same time displaying itself on the 32" digital flatscreen. So the problem is not the broadcaster's nor my antenna signal quality - there is no pixelation involved and the signal meter is very good. The issue must be confined to the TV.
Any ideas about what's caused this? Or if this is the wrong venue to ask, should I be going to a Sony forum somewhere? Thanks for your tolerance and any assistance. Some of our favorite programs have become difficult to watch because of this annoyance.
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